The PDC have announced the schedule for 2022 The Masters which will take place between January 28-30 in Milton Keynes and is the first tournament of the new season.
The field consists of the top 24 in the PDC Order of Merit. The numbers nine to 24 will play in the first round on Friday 28 January.
The top eight seeds will have a bye in the first round. That means that Michael van Gerwen will play in the second round against the winner of the game between Devon Petersen and Luke Humphries. The winner of the match between Dirk van Duijvenbode and Simon Whitlock will meet the brand new world champion Peter Wright in the last sixteen.
Defending champion Jonny Clayton opens his tournament against Dimitri van den Bergh or Ian White. It is possible that the Welshman will cross swords with his compatriot Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals. Before that, the World Number One in the world first has to deal with Ryan Searle or Mervyn King.
2022 The Masters Schedule
Friday January 28 (1900 GMT)
First Round
Krzysztof Ratajski v Gabriel Clemens
Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting
Ryan Searle v Mervyn King
Rob Cross v Brendan Dolan
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Ian White
Joe Cullen v Daryl Gurney
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Simon Whitlock
Devon Petersen v Luke Humphries
Saturday January 29
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
Jose de Sousa v Cross/Dolan
Gary Anderson v Cullen/Gurney
Michael Smith v Ratajski/Clemens
James Wade v Chisnall/Bunting
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Jonny Clayton v Van den Bergh/White
Gerwyn Price v Searle/King
Peter Wright v Van Duijvenbode/Whitlock
Michael van Gerwen v Petersen/Humphries
Sunday January 30
Afternoon Session (1245 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals
Final